The Finisher
The Finisher is a super powerful custom effect array, with no less than 20 individual effect processors, macro-controlled by a single selector and control knob. Effects used range from EQs to multiband compressors to distortion, delay, chorus, phaser, flanger, and reverb to a convolution unit (providing impulse responses of cabinets and more) to rather experimental stuff like beat cutter or grain pitch.
It lends the raw guitar sound all kinds of finish, from subtle character changes to standard effects such as delay, reverb or modulations to crazy grain clouds that render the original sound unrecognizable.
The Finisher is the way to go for creative sound-design with Carbon. It comes with over 70 presets specifically created for Virtual Guitarist CARBON. Every preset sets up the 20 individual processors in a new way and connects them to the Finisher Knob.
Best of all: The Finisher is meant to be “played live”. Either using the Finisher Knob or the Mod Wheel of your keyboard (or generally MIDI cc#1) you can create amazing morphing sounds.
And it couldn’t be simpler:
MODE Knob and Menu
Mode Knob and Menu
Select a Finisher MODE Preset using the MODE knob or
- click either on the preset name to open the full list,
- or click the arrows to step through the list.
The purpose of the knob is that Finisher MODE preset selection can be automated, i.e. you can switch Finisher MODE presets during the track. Note that some algorithms won’t switch glitch-free, in that case plan for a brief pause.
Finisher MODE Presets - Reference
Name |
Description |
Turn Finisher/MW up to ... |
Infinity |
Turns guitar into an aerial synth pad |
fade in effect |
DualPeakSweep |
Two strong resonant LP filters at slightly different cutoffs |
sweep cutoff frequencies upwards |
Eurorack 01 |
Sequencer producing random octave jumps |
fade in effect |
Eurorack 02 |
Sequencer creating a complex filtered delay pattern |
fade in effect |
Space Grinder |
Metallic modulation with auto pan |
fade in effect |
Raw2AmpRoom |
Cabinet in a nice guitar recording room |
fade to cabinet/room |
Jetplane |
Hi-feedback slow flanger |
fade in effect, above mid: speed up |
Spacey |
Metallic Spectral Modulation |
slow down modulation |
Caveman |
Ambience and sound character of a long cave |
fade in effect |
Phazor Razor |
Hi-feedback phaser with distortion |
move phaser frequency |
Big Hair |
Classic 80s chorus and ambience |
fade in effect |
Trigger Happy |
8th note repeater effect (filter) |
fade in effect |
Double Track |
Combines chorus and doubling delay for a big ambience |
fade in effect |
Synth Tremolo |
Classic synth filter tremolo |
close filter |
Clouds |
Big "pipe-organ-like" sound cloud |
fade in effect |
Delay TimeTravel |
Delay with variable delay time |
increase delay time |
EARTH2ISS |
Fades from dry signal to "out of space" |
fade in effect |
Air Vent Tunnel |
Simulation of a long tunnel with big rotating vents |
fade in effect |
CyberLeslie |
Exaggerated rotary speaker effect with spectral modulation |
control speed |
CyberFade |
Manual version of CyberLeslie |
manually rotate speaker |
Distroytion |
Total destruction distortion |
fade in effect |
Megaphone |
Megaphone character with echo |
fade in effect |
Old Radio |
Character of an old radio with small speaker |
fade in effect |
Hot Bath |
"bathtub" EQ (bass/treble boost, mid attenuation) plus distortion |
fade in effect |
Rotor Cab |
Simulation of a rotor cabinet |
switch motor speed |
FrequencyShift |
Frequency Shifter |
increase frequency shift range |
AutoPan Vari |
Auto Pan with variable depth |
Increase AutoPan Depth |
CombFilter |
Resonant Comb Filter (similar to extreme flanging) |
sweep comb filter frequency |
Bitcrusher |
Bit and Sample Rate Degradation |
increase degradation |
SlamCompressor |
Super-attacky compressor |
increase compression effect |
Vibrato |
Adds a vibrato |
increase vibrato depth |
Big Vibrato |
Adds vibrato and big ambience |
increase vibrato depth |
VariBite |
Adds bite (mid range boost) with variable frequency |
set peak frequency |
VariNotch |
Removes bite (mid range attenuation) |
set notch frequency |
BassBoost |
Adds bass |
Increase bass gain |
MidBoost |
Adds mid range |
Increase mid range gain |
Bass/Treble |
Seesaw EQ - from bass boost / treble removal to bass removal / treble boost |
set seesaw angle |
LP48 |
Two serial 24 dB lowpass filters - double the cutoff steepness of the Filter knob turned left. |
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BP |
Classic resonant bandpass filter |
sweep cutoff frequency |
HP48 |
Two serial 24 dB highpass filters - double the cutoff steepness of the Filter knob turned right. |
sweep cutoff frequency |
Notch |
Classic resonant notch filter |
sweep cutoff frequency |
LP+Dist |
Classic resonant lowpass filter with distortion |
sweep cutoff frequency |
Delay 4 |
6 ping-pong delay programs from 1/4 to 1/24 |
increase delay mix and feedback |
Delay 6 |
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Delay 8 |
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Delay 12 |
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Delay 16 |
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Delay 24 |
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Lead Delay |
Complex delay optimized for long lead/melody sounds |
increase delay mix and feedback |
Guitar Room |
6 distinctive, guitar-type reverb programs |
increase reverb mix |
Spring Reverb |
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Staircase |
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Iron Plate |
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Courtyard |
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Cathedral |
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Hangar |
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Flanger |
Basic Flanger |
increase effect depth/rate |
Chorus 1 |
4 Chorus programs (1-4 voices), from subtle to strong |
increase effect depth/rate |
Chorus 2 |
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Chorus 3 |
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Chorus 4 |
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Phaser 1 |
4 Phaser programs (1/2/4/8 pole) from subtle to strong |
increase effect depth/rate |
Phaser 2 |
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Phaser 3 |
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Phaser 4 |
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Cabinet 1 |
5 different speaker cabinets (impulse responses) |
morph from dry to cabinet signal |
Cabinet 2 |
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Cabinet 3 |
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Cabinet 4 |
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Cabinet 5 |
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Gater Vari |
Gater with increasing speed |
off, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32 |
Gater 1/8 |
Fixed speed gater with adjustable depth |
fade in effect |
Gater 1/16 |
Fixed speed gater with adjustable depth |
fade in effect |
Gater 1/12 |
Fixed speed gater with adjustable depth |
fade in effect |
Gater 1/24 |
Fixed speed gater with adjustable depth |
fade in effect |
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